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Creating and setting up bot in BotFather. Complete guide to working with main Telegram bot

Complete guide to BotFather in Telegram - creating and setting up chat bots through the official bot

Detailed overview of all BotFather functions - the official Telegram bot for creating and managing chat bots in the messenger.

1) Go to the "channels" tab on the left

2) select the one we need - i.e. telegram. Click the "add account" button

3) Next, we need to get an API token

telegram bot token

Telegram Bot Connection

4) By clicking the link or directly from any other device, go to the @botfather bot. Click on the "/newbot" command.

creating bot in botfather

Creating Telegram Bot in BotFather

5) In the response message, send the name of your bot. It can be in any language and does not need to be unique. In this case, we sent the name "Test"

creating telegram bot

Bot Name in Telegram

6) Next, we are asked to come up with a bot username. With its help, you can find the bot in Telegram search through the @ command. It must be unique and end with _bot. In the response message, you will see the HTTP API, which needs to be copied and pasted into the form from step 3.

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Bot Username in Telegram

If you write a previously taken username, you will receive a corresponding notification. In this case, just send another one.

Creating telegram bot

Bot Username in Telegram

7) Now you can edit bot settings. Enter the /mybots command, select the created bot from the list.

Telegram bot setup

Telegram Bot Setup

8) A bot menu will open for you, in which you can: get API Token, configure integrations, transfer the bot to another account, configure bot visuals, connect payments, delete the bot.

Telegram bot token

Getting Telegram Bot Token

9) By selecting the "Edit bot" command, you can change the name, set a description, set an avatar, set a description and image that users will see when first entering the bot (the "what can this bot do?" section), set bot commands.

Editing telegram bot

Editing Telegram Bot

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